Gianluigi Braschi

Gianluigi Braschi
Born	(1963-07-02)2 July 1963 Cesena
Died	23 October 2008(2008-10-23) (aged 45) San Raffaele Hospital, Milan
Occupation	Film producer

Gianluigi Braschi (2 July 1963 – 23 October 2008) was an Italian film producer.

He was born in Cesena, Italy on 2 July 1963. He was the brother of actress Nicoletta Braschi, who married Roberto Benigni so he worked frequently with him in comedy films. He began working as a production assistant on Johnny Stecchino (1991). In 1994 he formed Melampo Cinematographic production house along with his sister and brother-in-law. He continued to work with Benigni in Il mostro (1994), Pinocchio (2002) and The Tiger and the Snow (2005).^[1]

He co-produced the hugely successful film Life Is Beautiful (1997) with Elda Ferri,^[2] for which they both received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.^[3] The film also earned them a David di Donatello for Best Producer, as well as a European Film Award for Best Film.^[4]

He died on 23 October 2008 after a long illness aged 45.^[5] The funeral was in Cesena on 25 October at convento delle Clarisse.^[6]

Filmography

• La tigre e la neve (2005)
• Pinocchio (2002)
• Life Is Beautiful (1997)
• Roberto Benigni: Tuttobenigni 95/96 (1996)
• The Monster (1994)

References

1. Lentz III, Harris M. (11 August 2009). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2008: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 9780786453849.
2. Maslin, Janet (23 October 1998). "FILM REVIEW; Giving a Human (and Humorous) Face to Rearing a Boy Under Fascism". NY Times. The New York Times Company. p. 14. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
3. "Oscars: 29 Foreign Language Films That Broke Into the Best Picture or Best Director Races". Indie Wire. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
4. Moliterno, Gino (21 October 2009). The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780810870598.
5. Vivarelli, Nick (30 October 2008). "Producer Gianluigi Braschi dies". Variety. Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
6. "Addio Braschi produttore per Benigni". La Repubblica (in Italian). Divisione Stampa Nazionale. GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

External links

• Gianluigi Braschi at IMDb